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Vocab set 1 Flashcards

1
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adverb, in a manner that weighs heavily on the senses or spirits

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oppressively

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Synonyms: Severely, harshly; Antonyms: softly, mildly

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oppressively

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DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung_______________ low in the heavens

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oppressively

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Noun;(of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or thing.

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singular(-ly)

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Synonyms;Rare,unusual
Antonyms:multiple,common

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singular(-ly)

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6
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through a________ dreary tract of country.

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singular(-ly)

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Noun:Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four “cardinal humours” of animal bodies (historical)

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melancholy

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Synonyms:Gloomy,depressed
Antonym:Happy Cheerful

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melancholy

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9
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within view of the melancholy House of Usher.

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melancholy

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Verb:Simple past and past participle of elapse

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elapsed

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Synonyms:last,past
Antonym:renewed,still

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elapsed

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12
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but many years had________since our last meeting

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elapsed

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13
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Adjective:quick brief or short

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acute

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synonym:fast,rapid
Antonym:long,slow

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acute

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15
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The writer spoke of_______ bodily illness

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acute

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16
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noun:A Type of long fungi ,vine like

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minute

17
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synonym:vine,tangled
Antonym:short

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minute

18
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_____ fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves.

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minute

19
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noun:The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined

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dilapidation

20
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synonym:despair,Ruin
Antonym:happy,energy

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dilapidation

21
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Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary _________.

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dilapidation

22
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Adjective:Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned

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perceptible

23
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Synonym:evident,visable
antonyms:obscure,invisable

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perceptible

24
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Perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely __________.

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perceptible

25
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noun:A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth

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fissure

26
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synonym:crack,narrow
antonyms:perfect,wide

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fissure

27
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Perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely perceptible________.

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fissure

28
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Adjective:Abundant or generous to the point of excess

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profuse

29
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synonym:abundant,plentiful
antonym:scarce,frugal

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profuse

30
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The general furniture was________.

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profuse

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